The 50 Highest Paid Banking Executives in 1996

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Rank Name of Bank Executive Title Age Name of Bank

1 Joel B. Alvord (a) Chairman 58 Fleet Financial Group

2 Frank N. Newman Chairman & President 54 Bankers Trust NY Corp.

3 Walter V. Shipley Chairman 61 Chase Manhattan Corp.

4 J. Carter Bacot Chairman 64 Bank of New York Co.

5 James E. Virtue (b) Sr Vice President 36 Bankers Trust NY Corp.

6 Thomas G. Labrecque President 58 Chase Manhattan Corp.

7 Charles M. Cawley President 56 MBNA Corp.

8 Charles E. Rice Chairman 61 Barnett Banks Inc.

9 Alfred Lerner Chairman 63 MBNA Corp.

10 Hugh L. McColl Jr. (c) Chairman 61 NationsBank Corp.

11 Edward D. Miller Senior Vice Chairman 56 Chase Manhattan Corp.

12 David A. Coulter Chairman 49 BankAmerica Corp.

13 John S. Reed Chairman 58 Citicorp

14 William B. Harrison, Jr. Vice Chairman 53 Chase Manhattan Corp.

15 John R. Cochran, 3d Executive Vice President 45 MBNA Corp.

16 J. Terrence Murray President 57 Fleet Financial Group

17 Richard M. Kovacevich President 53 Norwest Corp.

18 Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr. Chairman 55 First Union Corp.

19 Thomas A. Renyi President 51 Bank of New York Co.

20 Douglas A. Warner 3d Chairman & President 50 J.P. Morgan & Co.

21 R. Kelly Doherty (b) Sr V President 38 Bankers Trust NY Corp.

22 Yves C. de Balmann (b) Sr VPresident 51 Bankers Trust NY Corp.

23 Charles K. Gifford Chief Executive Officer 54 BankBoston Corp.

24 Roberto G. Mendoza Vice Chairman 51 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.

25 Paul Hazen Chairman 55 Wells Fargo & Co.

26 Bruce L. Hammonds Executive Vice President 48 MBNA Corp.

27 Richard H. Daniel (b) Exec VPresident 50 Bankers Trust NY Corp.

28 John B. McCoy Chairman 53 Banc One Corp.

29 Samuel F. Chevalier (d) Vice Chairman 63 Bank of NY Co.

30 Kurt F. Viermetz Vice Chairman 57 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.

31 Kenneth D. Lewis President 50 NationsBank Corp.

32 James H. Hance Jr. Vice Chairman 52 NationsBank Corp.

33 M. Scot Kaufman Executive Vice President 47 MBNA Corp.

34 Henrique de Campos Meirelles (e) President 51 BankBoston Corp.

35 Deno D. Papageorge Sr Exec Vice President 58 Bank of NY Co.

36 Thomas H. O'Brien Chairman 60 PNC Bank Corp.

37 Frank V. Cahouet Chairman & President 65 Mellon Bank Corp.

38 John R. Georgius Vice Chairman 52 First Union Corp.

39 Michael E. Patterson Vice Chairman 55 J.P. Morgan & Co. Inc.

40 Nicholas A. Lopardo Executive Vice President 51 State Street

41 John F. Grundhofer Chairman & President 58 First Bank System Inc.

42 Anthony Terracciano (b) President 58 First Union Corp.

43 Verne G. Istock (f) Chairman & President 56 First Chicago NBD

44 John A. Mayer, Jr. Chief Financial Officer 57 J.P. Morgan & Co.

45 Alan R. Griffith Vice Chairman 55 Bank of NY Co.

46 William F. Zuendt President 50 Wells Fargo & Co.

47 Fredric J. Figge, 2d Chairman, Corporate Risk Policy 60 NationsBank

48 Byron E. Hodnett Chairman of subsidiary 52 First Union Corp.

49 Eugene A. Miller Chairman 59 Comerica Inc.

50 Allen L. Lastinger Jr. President 54 Barnett Banks Inc.

51 J. Stanley Mackin Chairman 64 Regions Financial Corp.

52 Thomas E. Peterson Vice Chairman 61 BankAmerica Corp.

53 Gerry B. Cameron Chairman 58 U.S. Bancorp

54 Wallace D. Malone Jr. Chairman 60 SouthTrust Corp.

55 William M. Crozier Jr. (h) Chairman 64 BankBoston Corp.

56 F. William Vandiver Jr. President Global Finance 55 NationsBank

57 Allen L. Davis President 55 "Provident Bancorp, Inc. "

58 Leslie S. Biller Executive Vice President 49 Norwest Corp.

59 Michael J. Murray Vice Chairman 52 BankAmerica Corp.

60 Martin A. Stein Vice Chairman 56 BankAmerica Corp.

61 Robert A. McCormick President 60 Trustco Bank Corp NY

62 Kenneth R. Murray Executive Vice President 58 Norwest Corp.

63 Li-Pei Wu Chairman & President 62 GBC Bancorp

64 Jerry A. Grundhofer Chairman & President 53 Star Banc Corp.

65 George A. Schaefer, Jr. President 51 Fifth Third Bancorp

66 Walter H. Weiner Chairman 66 Republic NY Corp.

67 H. Marshall Schwarz Chairman 60 U.S. Trust Corp.

68 Daniel A. Saklad Executive Vice President 54 Norwest Corp.

69 Michael O'Neill Vice Chairman 50 BankAmerica Corp.

70 James H. Cleave President 54 HSBC Americas Inc.

71 Frank Wobst Chairman 63 Huntington Bancshares Inc.

72 Dov C. Schlein Vice Chairman 49 Republic NY Corp.

73 James E. Rohr President 48 PNC Bank Corp.

74 Marshall N. Carter Chairman 56 State Street Corp.

75 Elias Saal Vice Chairman 44 Republic NY Corp.

76 T. Joseph Semrod Chairman 60 Summit Bancorp

77 Richard L. Lehmann President 52 Banc One Corp.

78 Robert W. Gillespie Chairman & President 52 KeyCorp

79 Richard G. Tilghman Chairman 56 Crestar Financial Corp.

80 J.B. Wigdale Chairman 60 Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

81 Robert J. Higgins Vice Chairman 51 Fleet Financial Group

82 C. Dowd Ritter (i) Chairman & President 49 AmSouth Bancorporation

83 "Walter A. Dods, Jr. " Chairman 55 First Hawaiian Inc.

84 John Adam Kanas Chairman & President 50 North Fork Bancorporation

85 Thomas H. Jacobsen Chairman & Pres 57 Mercantile Bancorporation

86 Gunnar S. Overstrom Vice Chairman 54 Fleet Financial Group

87 H. Jay Sarles Vice Chairman 51 Fleet Financial Group

88 James R. Campbell Executive Vice President 54 Norwest Corp.

89 James H. Blanchard Chairman 55 Synovus Financial Corp

90 Gary J. Scheuring (b,j) Vice Chairman 57 PNC Bank Corp.

91 Paul J. Collins Vice Chairman 60 Citicorp

92 William R. Rhodes Vice Chairman 61 Citicorp

93 H. Onno Ruding Vice Chairman 57 Citicorp

94 William I. Campbell (b) Executive Vice President 53 Citicorp

95 Cyril S. Dwek Vice Chairman 60 Republic NY Corp.

96 Lawrence M. Johnson Chairman 56 Bancorp Hawaii Inc.

97 Michael T. Monahan President 58 Comerica Inc.

98 Peter J. Tobin Chief Financial Officer 53 Chase Manhattan Corp.

99 Rodney L. Jacobs Vice Chairman 56 Wells Fargo & Co.

100 David J. Wagner Chairman & President 42 Old Kent Financial Corp. Part 2 of 2

Annual Compensation

Rank Name of Bank Executive Total 1996 Total 1995 % Change

Long-Term Pay Grand Total

1 Joel B. Alvord (a) $15,543,800 $4,040,338 284.7 $1,076,625

$16,620,425

2 Frank N. Newman 5,673,800 861,100 558.9 4,592,400 10,266,200

3 Walter V. Shipley 5,670,263 3,256,000 74.2 3,722,500 9,392,763

4 J. Carter Bacot 5,510,764 4,897,884 12.5 0 5,510,764

5 James E. Virtue (b) 5,377,300 ............... ....... 6,546,200

11,923,500

6 Thomas G. Labrecque 5,250,407 3,508,613 49.6 2,069,688 7,320,095

7 Charles M. Cawley 4,722,015 3,114,100 51.6 1,585,000 6,307,015

8 Charles E. Rice 4,521,756 1,683,997 168.5 1,847,812 6,369,568

9 Alfred Lerner 4,515,000 2,780,000 62.4 1,585,000 6,100,000

10 Hugh L. McColl Jr. (c) 4,205,170 3,655,855 15 0 4,205,170

11 Edward D. Miller 3,816,774 2,456,000 55.4 2,768,438 6,585,212

12 David A. Coulter 3,645,945 1,845,034 97.6 1,412,500 5,058,445

13 John S. Reed 3,554,667 4,378,000 -18.8 0 3,554,667

14 William B. Harrison, Jr. 3,531,802 2,206,000 60.1 2,353,906

5,885,708

15 John R. Cochran, 3d 3,440,776 1,758,560 95.7 792,500 4,233,276

16 J. Terrence Murray 3,426,343 3,047,109 12.5 1,196,250 4,622,593

17 Richard M. Kovacevich 3,324,510 3,211,841 3.5 814,000 4,138,510

18 Edward E. Crutchfield, Jr. 3,305,882 2,776,706 19.1 2,020,000

5,325,882

19 Thomas A. Renyi 3,273,390 2,496,187 31.1 0 3,273,390

20 Douglas A. Warner 3d 3,264,151 2,434,577 34.1 5,562,813 8,826,964

21 R. Kelly Doherty (b) 3,093,800 ............... ....... 4,319,300

7,413,100

22 Yves C. de Balmann (b) 3,087,000 ............... .......

4,319,300 7,406,300

23 Charles K. Gifford 3,052,425 2,240,114 36.3 721,406 3,773,831

24 Roberto G. Mendoza 3,003,249 2,117,534 41.8 3,772,531 6,775,780

25 Paul Hazen 2,946,061 2,894,041 1.8 0 2,946,061

26 Bruce L. Hammonds 2,888,151 1,755,222 64.6 792,500 3,680,651

27 Richard H. Daniel (b) 2,856,100 ............... ....... 3,055,100

5,911,200

28 John B. McCoy 2,695,986 2,508,885 7.5 1,017,897 3,713,883

29 Samuel F. Chevalier (d) 2,694,342 2,291,789 17.6 0 2,694,342

30 Kurt F. Viermetz 2,642,000 2,110,300 25.2 1,800,000 4,442,000

31 Kenneth D. Lewis 2,633,750 2,031,500 29.7 0 2,633,750

32 James H. Hance Jr. 2,533,750 1,931,500 31.2 0 2,533,750

33 M. Scot Kaufman 2,420,460 1,466,163 65.1 891,868 3,312,328

34 Henrique de Campos Meirelles (e) 2,355,876 1,738,675 35.5 0

2,355,876

35 Deno D. Papageorge 2,324,827 1,954,347 19 0 2,324,827

36 Thomas H. O'Brien 2,306,706 1,759,703 31.1 0 2,306,706

37 Frank V. Cahouet 2,296,217 1,761,005 30.4 2,396,540 4,692,757

38 John R. Georgius 2,283,536 1,788,105 27.7 1,454,750 3,738,286

39 Michael E. Patterson 2,259,590 1,540,250 46.7 1,507,500 3,767,090

40 Nicholas A. Lopardo 2,209,563 1,411,873 56.5 590,732 2,800,295

41 John F. Grundhofer 2,130,275 1,878,531 13.4 0 2,130,275

42 Anthony Terracciano (b) 2,121,441 ............... ....... 789,750

2,911,191

43 Verne G. Istock (f) 2,077,677 1,368,088 51.9 854,740 2,932,417

44 John A. Mayer, Jr. 1,958,212 1,547,313 26.6 1,282,500 3,240,712

45 Alan R. Griffith 1,912,881 1,646,348 16.2 0 1,912,881

46 William F. Zuendt 1,878,355 1,801,780 4.3 0 1,878,355

47 Fredric J. Figge, 2d 1,853,125 1,613,938 14.8 0 1,853,125

48 Byron E. Hodnett 1,841,433 1,000,148 84.1 808,000 2,649,433

49 Eugene A. Miller 1,799,425 1,225,602 46.8 128,346 1,927,771

50 Allen L. Lastinger Jr. 1,773,335 1,548,430 14.5 923,906

2,697,241

51 J. Stanley Mackin $1,771,961 $1,472,858 20.3 $2,463,985

$4,235,946

52 Thomas E. Peterson 1,760,195 1,433,000 22.8 1,412,500 3,172,695

53 Gerry B. Cameron 1,744,583 1,434,592 21.6 1,409,102 3,153,685

54 Wallace D. Malone Jr. 1,739,776 1,221,906 42.4 908,445

2,648,221

55 William M. Crozier Jr. (h) 1,723,786 1,060,353 62.6 0 1,723,786

56 F. William Vandiver Jr. 1,696,375 1,043,000 62.6 0 1,696,375

57 Allen L. Davis 1,674,564 1,418,634 18 0 1,674,564

58 Leslie S. Biller 1,633,218 1,607,832 1.6 508,750 2,141,968

59 Michael J. Murray 1,626,257 1,319,688 23.2 1,412,500 3,038,757

60 Martin A. Stein 1,608,528 1,254,234 28.3 1,412,500 3,021,028

61 Robert A. McCormick 1,604,313 1,441,614 11.3 0 1,604,313

62 Kenneth R. Murray 1,599,844 1,529,494 4.6 0 1,599,844

63 Li-Pei Wu 1,595,122 651,315 144.9 0 1,595,122

64 Jerry A. Grundhofer 1,587,130 1,504,027 5.5 0 1,587,130

65 George A. Schaefer, Jr. 1,586,352 1,292,946 22.7 0 1,586,352

66 Walter H. Weiner 1,557,423 968,398 60.8 471,700 2,029,123

67 H. Marshall Schwarz 1,556,274 1,051,846 48 1,111,310 2,667,584

68 Daniel A. Saklad 1,550,450 1,485,616 4.4 0 1,550,450

69 Michael O'Neill 1,545,944 943,750 63.8 0 1,545,944

70 James H. Cleave 1,543,396 1,412,319 9.3 0 1,543,396

71 Frank Wobst 1,541,075 1,311,308 17.5 433,975 1,975,050

72 Dov C. Schlein 1,517,736 762,648 99 462,800 1,980,536

73 James E. Rohr 1,514,561 1,094,961 38.3 0 1,514,561

74 Marshall N. Carter 1,507,656 1,210,251 24.6 1,772,196 3,279,852

75 Elias Saal 1,498,136 959,614 56.1 436,100 1,934,236

76 T. Joseph Semrod 1,479,976 1,283,585 15.3 591,850 2,071,826

77 Richard L. Lehmann 1,472,225 1,214,672 21.2 613,416 2,085,641

78 Robert W. Gillespie 1,472,063 1,268,141 16.1 378,909 1,850,972

79 Richard G. Tilghman 1,463,766 1,232,559 18.8 0 1,463,766

80 J.B. Wigdale 1,437,679 1,068,324 34.6 0 1,437,679

81 Robert J. Higgins 1,435,900 1,324,790 8.4 0 1,435,900

82 C. Dowd Ritter (i) 1,435,288 936,702 53.2 2,428,458 3,863,746

83 Walter A. Dods, Jr. 1,395,921 1,148,323 21.6 0 1,395,921

84 John Adam Kanas 1,391,862 1,066,335 30.5 1,020,000 2,411,862

85 Thomas H. Jacobsen 1,388,144 1,158,675 19.8 586,506 1,974,650

86 Gunnar S. Overstrom 1,385,014 2,448,649 -43.4 0 1,385,014

87 H. Jay Sarles 1,371,623 1,341,850 2.2 598,125 1,969,748

88 James R. Campbell 1,361,179 1,186,255 14.7 0 1,361,179

89 James H. Blanchard 1,355,933 1,073,601 26.3 350,622 1,706,555

90 Gary J. Scheuring (b,j) 1,350,965 ............... ....... 0

1,350,965

91 Paul J. Collins 1,348,000 1,589,167 -15.2 0 1,348,000

92 William R. Rhodes 1,348,000 1,580,333 -14.7 0 1,348,000

93 H. Onno Ruding 1,348,000 1,589,167 -15.2 0 1,348,000

94 William I. Campbell (b) 1,336,741 ............... ....... 0

1,336,741

95 Cyril S. Dwek 1,302,736 757,648 71.9 0 1,302,736

96 Lawrence M. Johnson 1,280,715 1,104,250 16 3,550 1,284,265

97 Michael T. Monahan 1,251,750 885,284 41.4 87,759 1,339,509

98 Peter J. Tobin 1,248,146 1,056,000 18.2 1,201,016 2,449,162

99 Rodney L. Jacobs 1,235,855 1,174,071 5.3 0 1,235,855

100 David J. Wagner 1,202,869 760,113 58.2 277,095 1,479,964

Totals for the Top 100 highest paid bankers in 1996 241,889,068

160,473,783 38.6 (k) 93,725,467 335,614,535 ===

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